This little boy runs along the beach at sunset.
He dreams of one day winning gold medals and becoming the fastest in the world; The Golden Boy
Children inspire me. Their ability to transcend any rotten situation is amazing. Playing tag in the ruins of a bombed-out city. Playing football in the most miserable neighbourhoods. They are always looking for the light. Dreaming of a big bright future. They save the future that our generations really messed up and don't even blame us for it. If only we could preserve the child in ourselves a bit more, we wouldn't be in such a mess. Art can help us find our childlike innocence again
In this Mixed Media artwork, I have used Acrylic paint mixed with heavy gel pastes as a substrate to create a 'concrete look'.
Over that, I worked with acrylic, watercolour, pastel, ink and pencil.
I remembered that as a young girl I so much liked to cut images from magazines to paste them into school agendas, scrapbooks and even on my bedroom door. Add to this the fascination I always had for walls filled with old posters, flaking paint, scrappy billboards.. Read more…